v. t. [ L. corradere, -rasum; cor- + radere to rub. ] 1. To gnaw into; to wear away; to fret; to consume. [ Obs. ] Dr. R. Clerke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Geol.) To erode, as the bed of a stream. See Corrosion. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Radiating to or from the same point. [ R. ] Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To converge to one point or focus, as light or rays. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A conjunction or concentration of rays in one point. Bacom [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Corraled p. pr. & vb. n. Corralling. ] To surround and inclose; to coop up; to put into an inclosed space; -- primarily used with reference to securing horses and cattle in an inclosure of wagons while traversing the plains, but in the Southwestern United States now colloquially applied to the capturing, securing, or penning of anything. Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp., a yard, a yard for cattle, fr. corro a circle or ring, fr. L. currere to run. Cf. Kraal. ] A pen for animals; esp., an inclosure made with wagons, by emigrants in the vicinity of hostile Indians, as a place of security for horses, cattle, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Corrade. ] (Geol.) The erosion of the bed of a stream by running water, principally by attrition of the detritus carried along by the stream, but also by the solvent action of the water. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Corrosive. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Corrasive sores which eat into the flesh. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Corrected; p. pr. & vb. n. Correcting. ] 1. To make right; to bring to the standard of truth, justice, or propriety; to rectify; as, to correct manners or principles. [ 1913 Webster ]

This is a defect in the first make of some men's minds which can scarce ever be corrected afterwards. T. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To remove or retrench the faults or errors of; to amend; to set right; as, to correct the proof (that is, to mark upon the margin the changes to be made, or to make in the type the changes so marked). [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To bring back, or attempt to bring back, to propriety in morals; to reprove or punish for faults or deviations from moral rectitude; to chastise; to discipline; as, a child should be corrected for lying. [ 1913 Webster ]

My accuser is my 'prentice; and when I did correct him for his fault the other day, he did vow upon his knees he would be even with me. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To counteract the qualities of one thing by those of another; -- said of whatever is wrong or injurious; as, to correct the acidity of the stomach by alkaline preparations.

Syn. -- To amend; rectify; emend; reform; improve; chastise; punish; discipline; chasten. See Amend. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. correctus, p. p. of corrigere to make straight, to correct; cor- + regere to lead straight: cf. F. correct. See Regular, Right, and cf. Escort. ] Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; as, correct behavior; correct views. [ 1913 Webster ]

Always use the most correct editions. Felton.

Syn. -- Accurate; right, exact; precise; regular; faultless. See Accurate. [ 1913 Webster ]